1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates2 May - 5 September 1976
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (22nd win)
CaptainRay Cummins
ManagerBertie Troy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainTony Doran
ManagerTom Neville
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Top Scorer Mick Butler (3-20)
Player of the YearTony Doran
All-Star TeamSee here
1975
1977

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1976 and ended on 5 September 1976.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Wexfoprd in the Leinster final.[1]

On 5 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2–21 to 4–11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1970.[3]

Wexford's Mick Butler was the championship's top scorer with 3-20. Wexford's Tony Doran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kildare3-10 1-10Dublin
M. Moore (2-0), B. Burke (0-4), J. Walsh (0-4), M. Deely (1-0), P. Dunny 0-1, Tommy Carew (0-1). J. Towell (1-1), C. Henneberry (0-3), L. Walsh (0-2), L. Henneberry (0-1), D. Kavanagh (0-1), P. Reaney (0-1), E. Flynn (0-1).

Westmeath1-14 1-11Offaly
M. Cosgrave (0-10), P. Bradley (1-1), S. Allen (0-2), M. Fagan (0-1). P. Delaney (0-5), D. Hanniffy (1-0), P. J. Whelehan (0-2), C. Loughnane (0-1), M. Cleere (0-1), P. Carroll (0-1), B. Moylan (0-1).

Kildare2-15 2-19Wexford
J. Walsh (0-12), N. Walshe (1-2), T. White (1-0), M. Moore (0-1), M. Deeley (0-1). D. Rowesome 1-2), T. Doran (0-5), J. Quigley (0-5), N. Buggy (1-1), M. Butler (0-3), J. Murphy (0-2), C. Keogh (0-1).
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)

Westmeath1-12 5-22Kilkenny
J. Fitzsimons (1-0), M. Cosgrave (0-3), M. Kilcoyne (0-2), P. Bradley (0-2), P. Curran (0-2), P. Carley (0-1), S. Allen (0-1), G. Whelan (0-1). P. Delaney (2-4), M. Ruth (1-6), E. Keher (1-4), B. Fitzpatrick (1-3), M. Brennan (0-2), L. O'Brien (0-2), M. Crotty (0-1).
Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)

Wexford2-20 1-6Kilkenny
M. Butler (0-8), J. Quigley (1-3), T. Doran (1-2), N. Buggy (0-4), M. Quigley (0-2), J. Murphy (0-1). E. Keher (1-1), L. O'Brien (0-4), M. Ruth (0-1).
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Clare3-15 3-12Waterford
C. Honan (0-9), N. Casey (2-0), T. Crowe (1-0), J. Callinan (0-2), J. McNamara (0-2), E. O'Connor (0-1), S. Stack (0-1). M. Whelan (1-4), M. Hickey (1-0), J. Greene (1-0), A. Reid (0-2), L. Canning (0-2), P. McGrath (0-2), S. Greene (0-1), J. Galvin (0-1).
Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)

Cork4-10 2-15Tipperary
J. Fenton (1-2), C. McCarthy (1-2), R. Cummins (1-1), S. O'Leary (1-1), J. Barry-Murphy (0-1), D. Coughlan (0-1), P. Moylan (0-1), M. Malone (0-1). J. Grogan (1-8), T. Butler (1-3), T. Quigley (0-1), S. Power (0-1), S. Hogan (0-1), F. Loughnane (0-1).
Referee: S. O'Grady (Limerick)

Limerick4-12 1-13Clare
J. Neenan (1-6), E. Cregan (2-1), J. McKenna (1-1), S. Foley (0-2), G. Moloney (0-2). C. Honan (1-4), M. Moroney (0-5), R. O'Connor (0-3).
Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)

Cork3-15 4-5Limerick
C. McCarthy (1-3), P. Moylan (1-2), N. Malone (0-5), J. Barry-Murphy (1-0), S. O'Leary (0-3), J. Allen (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1). E. Cregan (4-1), J. Neenan (0-1), J. McKenna (0-1), L. O'Donoghue (0-1), P. Kelly (0-1).
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Galway3-12 3-9Kerry
P. J. Molloy (1-6), J. Connolly (1-1), L. Bohan (1-0), J. Connolly (0-2), P. J. Qualter (0-1), S. Murphy (0-1), F. Spellman (0-1). P. Moriarty (2-1), J. O'Sullivan (0-4), P. Bunyon (1-0), F. Donovan (0-1), T. Nolan (0-1), J. Fitzgerald (0-1), G. Scallard (0-1).

All-Ireland semi-finals

Wexford5-14 2-23Galway
M. Butler (2-2), T. Doran (2-0), N. Buggy (1-2), J. Quigley (0-5), C. Keogh (0-3), J. Murphy (0-1), M. Quigley (0-1). P. J. Qualter (2-1), S. Silke (0-4), Joe Connolly (0-4), P. Fahy (0-3), G. Coone (0-3), John Connolly (0-2), P. J. Molloy (0-2), F. Burke (0-2), M. Connolly (0-1), J. McDonagh (0-1).
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)

Wexford3-14 2-14Galway
J. Quigley (1-3), T. Doran (1-2), N. Buggy (1-1), M. Butler (0-3), M. Quigley (0-3), C. Keogh (0-1), B. Rowesome (0-1). P. J. Molloy (1-1), P. J. Qualter (1-0), John Connolly (0-3), Joe Connolly (0-2), S. Silke (0-2), I. Clarke (0-2), G. Coone (0-2), P. Fahy (0-1).
Attendance: 16,482
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

All-Ireland final

Cork2-21 4-11Wexford
P. Moylan (0-10), C. McCarthy (1-3), R. Cummins (1-2), J. Barry-Murphy (0-4), M. Malone (0-1), S. O’Leary (0-1). M. Quigley (2-1), M. Butler (1-4), N. Buggy (0-5), T. Doran (1-0), J. Quigley (0-1).
Attendance: 62,684

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Butler Wexford 3-20 29 5 5.80
2 Tony Doran Wexford 5-09 24 5 4.80
3 John Quigley Wexford 2-17 23 5 4.60
4 Ned Buggy Wexford 3-13 22 5 4.40
5 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 6-02 20 2 10.00
6 Charlie McCarthy Cork 3-08 17 3 5.66
7 Colm Honan Clare 1-13 16 2 8.00
Pat Moylan Cork 1-13 16 3 5.33
Johnny Walsh Kildare 0-16 16 2 8.00
8 Pat Delaney Kilkenny 2-09 15 3 5.00
P. J. Molloy Galway 2-09 15 3 5.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 4-01 13 Cork
2 Johnny Walsh Kildare 0-12 12 Wexford
3 John Grogan Tipperary 1-08 11 Cork
4 Pat Delaney Kilkenny 2-04 10 Westmeath
Pat Moylan Cork 0-10 10 Wexford
Michael Cosgrave Westmeath 0-10 10 Offaly
5 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 1-06 9 Westmeath
John Neenan Limerick 1-06 9 Clare
P. J. Molloy Galway 1-06 9 Kerry
Colm Honan Clare 0-09 9 Waterford

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

Round RTÉ
All-Ireland semi-final replay Wexford vs Galway
All-Ireland final Cork vs Wexford

Player facts

Retirements

The following players made their retirement in the 1976 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Barney moylan Offaly June 6 Westmeath Leinster quarter-final

References

  1. McEvoy, Enda (24 May 2020). "1975: The summer the West was stirred from its slumber". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. O'Riordan, Ian (2 September 2006). "Rebel goalkeepers behind the push for glory". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. Lewis, Simon (11 September 2011). "O'Brien hails Corbett's hat-trick heroics". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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